Re: Lamium thugs

Patty,
I've grown several varieties of Lamium maculatum, Spotted Deadnettle, for
almost 15 years in Zone 5.  I've never once had a volunteer.  They do creep
and take over their area quickly, though, and as they reach the edge and
climb over or under the rock edge, I just dig them out - very shallow
roots - and pot them up to share.  I did eventually remove all of Chequers
because it was taller, more aggressive, and not as pretty as the others,
Beacons Silver, and White Nancy.  For our MG nursery for resale, I just
ordered a new one called Purple Dragon which has large purple flowers.

Kitty
neIN Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patty Tam" <pattytam@comcast.net>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:01 AM
Subject: Lamium thugs


> Hi everyone,
> A few years ago I planted several varieties of lamium around a large Maple
> tree. This included Chequers, Beedham9s White, and another similar one
with
> lime green leaves but pink rather than white flowers. In this area, and
also
> in a few other places a good 50 feet away from where they are planted, I
now
> have lamiums sprouting with leaves that are twice the size, dark green
with
> little or no white markings, and at least 6-8 inches tall. I know Chequers
> is vigorous, but is it a thug? Also, do the lime-green ones revert to
green
> if they seed? I am trying to decide which ones, if any, to remove before
> this gets out of control, and I would especially hate to pull the lime
green
> ones unless it9s necessary. I9d appreciate any advice-thanks!
>
> Patty
> Zone 4, Minneapolis
>
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